Southport woman gives birth to baby in hospital car park

A Southport woman gave birth to baby girl in Ormskirk hospital car park

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ONE of Southport’s newest residents was in such a rush to arrive that she ended up being born in the general hospital's car park!

Baby Paige Annabella Rimmer was born in her grandmother’s Peugeot after mum, Danielle Dunn, went into labour in the early hours of Sunday.

Incredibly, her stunned family shone their mobiles phones into the car while a midwife delivered the 7lb 8oz baby in near darkness.

Twenty-three year old Danielle, from Crossens, last night cooed: “She was desperate to get out but my Paige is perfect – she’s a little angel.”

Partner Tom, a waiter at Lord Street restaurant ASK, and the couple’s mums, Susan and Pauline, drove Danielle to Ormskirk Hospital after she felt slight pains.

But when the group left the house in Brook Street there was simply no indication of the drama to come.

Danielle, who is also mum to Benjamin, 5, and Sienna, 3, aid: “The hospital said I should probably come in as a precaution but I never thought in a million years that I wouldn’t make it.

“But by the time we went past the Kew roundabout the pains were awful and the pressure was getting stronger and stronger.

“We got to the lights by the Wacky Warehouse and I could feel myself pushing, and I just couldn’t stop myself.

“I tried to get out of the car at the hospital but I felt if I stood up, the baby would just drop out.

“It’s not the biggest car – so it was all quite cramped.”

Tom and Danielle’s mum Susan raced in to the hospital to seek assistance while brave Pauline prepared herself to act as midwife.

She said: “The baby’s head was crowning and I thought it would be down to me. I was pretty terrified, really.

“But the midwife came in nick of time and we’re so grateful for what she did. She was magnificent.

“We all stood round with our mobile phones out so she could see what she as doing. It must have all been over in about 30 seconds – Paige wasted no time at all.”

Remarkably, Danielle, who was admitted to hospital overnight, said the experience “was quite nice”.

She said: “In a strange way, it was. Everybody got to be there for the birth and while it was far from painless, it was all over so quickly.

“But saying that, if there’s a next time I’d rather give birth in a more conventional environment!

“I’m just so glad there was no traffic and we made it to the hospital car park. Otherwise there wouldn’t have been a midwife in sight.”

Hospital bosses joined the family in praising quick-thinking midwife, Chris Moorcroft.

Janet Calland, matron of women’s services, said: “This doesn’t happen very often but when it does we’re able to help the mother because we have a special delivery bag set up with the necessary equipment, which we can take down to the car park.

“Our excellent midwives are all trained for this sort of situation and we’re delighted to hear that mother and baby are doing very well.”